impunity

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(ĭm-pyū'nĭ-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.

[Latin impūnitās, from impūne, without punishment : in-, not; see in-1 + poena, penalty (from Greek poinē).]



n

Definition: freedom
Antonyms: imprisonment, incarceration, liability, responsibility

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impunity

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Freedom from punishment.

pronunciation We often do good in order that we may do evil with impunity. — Duc de La Rochefoucauld, French writer and moralist.

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Impunity

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - straffrihed

idioms:

  • with impunity    ustraffet, uden risiko

Nederlands (Dutch)
straffeloosheid

Français (French)
n. - impunité

idioms:

  • with impunity    impunément

Deutsch (German)
n. - Straffreiheit

idioms:

  • with impunity    ungestraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ατιμωρησία, ασυδοσία

idioms:

  • with impunity    ατιμώρητα, χωρίς τιμωρία

Italiano (Italian)
impunità

idioms:

  • with impunity    impunemente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - impunidade (f)

idioms:

  • with impunity    impunemente

Русский (Russian)
безнаказанность, освобождение от наказания

idioms:

  • with impunity    безнаказанно

Español (Spanish)
n. - impunidad

idioms:

  • with impunity    impunemente, con impunidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - straffrihet, trygghet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不受惩罚, 无患, 无事

idioms:

  • with impunity    不受惩罚地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不受懲罰, 無患, 無事

idioms:

  • with impunity    不受懲罰地

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 처벌되지 않음, 무사

idioms:

  • with impunity    무사히

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無事, 刑をうけないこと

idioms:

  • with impunity    罰をうけずに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصانه, إفلات من عقوبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פטור מעונש‬


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